Patents Issued in October 12, 2017
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Publication number: 20170291758Abstract: An example container includes a bottom support, a plurality of side walls and a top cover. The top cover includes a flat portion and a tented portion. In some examples, the bottom support, the side walls and the flat portion of the top cover form a rectangular box portion, and the bottom support, the side walls and the tented portion of the top cover form a tented box portion. The rectangular box portion and the tented box portion may be in communication with one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Shane MUZZALL, Huan H. TRAN
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Publication number: 20170291759Abstract: A beverage preparation capsule containing a beverage preparation ingredient, having a body with side walls formed from one or more substantially air- and liquid-impermeable sheet materials defining a chamber containing a beverage preparation ingredient and further defining an outlet channel having an upstream end in fluid communication with the chamber for escape of beverage from the chamber. At least a region of the outlet channel is filled by a filtration material for filtering the beverage escaping from the chamber. Also provided is a clamp assembly for preparing a beverage from such a capsule, the clamp assembly comprising two or more clamp members, wherein an inner wall of at least one of the clamp members comprises a concave base surface for receiving the capsule and one or more pressure pads projecting from the concave base surface for selectively constricting a region of the capsule.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Peter Austin, Paul Fletcher, David Knowles, Sam Hyde
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Publication number: 20170291760Abstract: A proppant discharge system has a container with an outlet positioned in a bottom thereof and a gate affixed adjacent the outlet so as to be movable between a first position covering the outlet to a second position opening the outlet, and a support structure having an actuator thereon. The container is removably positioned on the top surface of the support structure. The actuator is engageable with gate so as to move the gate from the first position to the second position. A conveyor underlies the container so as to receive proppant as discharged from the container through the outlet. The container can be a ten foot ISO container.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: John Oren, Joshua Oren
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Publication number: 20170291761Abstract: A polyethylene floating roof design equipped with height adjustable bases. Allowing full discharge of the tank and having people enter the tank and the space below the roof in case of adjusting the bases in maintenance mode for dredging and repairs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Saeed Matinitabar, Ali Erfanian, Soheil Matinitabar, Saman Matinitabar
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Publication number: 20170291762Abstract: The invention relates to a waste deposition device (1), comprising an annular holder (2) for a cassette (3) with a plastic hose (15). The waste deposition device (1) furthermore multiple mounting positions (A1 . . . A3) for arbitrarily and in particular removably mounting at least one tying and/or cutting device (4) for holding the hose (15) when knotting the same and/or for cutting the hose (15). Alternatively, multiple tying and/or devices (4) having said function may be permanent parts of the waste deposition device (1) at different positions (A1 . . . A3).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Kin Pong Eddy WONG
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Publication number: 20170291763Abstract: In one aspect, a trash bag is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of inflatable enclosures (herein also referred to as inflatable bladders) coupled to one another so as to form a vertically self-supporting structure when inflated, where the structure extends from a proximal end to a distal end to provide at least a portion of a perimeter wall of the trash bag. A deflation strip is coupled to at least one of the inflatable enclosures for deflating said enclosure after inflation. The trash bag further includes a floor coupled to the inflatable enclosures so as to provide, in combination with the vertically self-supporting structure, a container for receiving trash.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Robert C. Olness
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Publication number: 20170291764Abstract: The invention provides a covered dustbin or covered container. In particular, the invention relates to a lock assembly for dustbins and covered containers. A lower half of the lock is mounted to the inside wall of the dustbin and an underlid half is mounted to the underside of a lid that is hinged to a location adjacent the upper rim of the dustbin. A pair of interlocking engagement members is provided to releasably secure the lid to the dustbin. The lower half and the underlid half each include one interlocking engagement member, such as a hook and a strike. A rocker, when actuated, urges the interlocking engagement members into a disengaged position, for example to disengage the hook from the strike. A user can use a handle provided on the lid to press down the rocker to disengage the lock and lift the lid in a one-hand operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Manfred Ernst MATUSCHEK, Tobias ACKERMANN
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Publication number: 20170291765Abstract: A side loading refuse collection truck has a collection bin storing refuse placed in the refuse collection truck. A tailgate is coupled to the collection bin. A collection hopper is coupled to the collection bin, wherein the collection hopper is recessed within a body of the refuse collection truck. A side loader coupled to the collection hopper, wherein a distal end of the side loader when the collection hopper is in a stowed positon lies within a body outline of a perimeter of a body of the refuse collection truck.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Anthony Stephen Kouri
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Publication number: 20170291766Abstract: Delivery vehicle is described and depicted which serves for delivery, in particular autonomously, of consignments to different sites along a delivery route, with a loading space comprising a shelf system for shelves containing consignments. In order to save time and cost for delivery or hand-over of consignments along a delivery route, it is provided that the shelf system is configured to receive shelves in a plurality of storage positions for provision of the shelves and in at least one extraction position for extraction of consignments from the shelves, and that the shelf system has at least one adjustment device for adjusting, in particular moving, the shelves of the shelf system between several storage positions and the at least one extraction position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: Deutsche Post AGInventors: Felix Orth, Fabian Schmitt, Martin Sommer, Uwe Kessels
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Publication number: 20170291767Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to delivering merchandise items using a conveyor apparatus. Some of these embodiments include systems for delivering merchandise items comprising: a conveyor apparatus having unique conveyor locations for deposit of a merchandise item, the conveyor apparatus extending between a first controlled access point and a second, different controlled access point; a first input interface configured to enter identifying information regarding the merchandise item and to associate it with a corresponding unique conveyor location in the conveyor apparatus where the merchandise item is deposited; a second input interface configured to enter customer identification information; and a controller configured to receive information from the first input interface and the second input interface and to activate the conveyor apparatus to move the corresponding unique location of the merchandise item to the second controlled access point.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: David C. Shields, Daniel R. Shields
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Publication number: 20170291768Abstract: Provided are an insulated pick line assembly system for refrigerated goods and corresponding method of manufacturing the same. The pick line assembly system may include a refrigerated area having a plurality of bins. Each bin may be configured to receive at least one product for picking. The pick line assembly system may include an insulated assembly area separated from the refrigerated area by a barrier. The insulated assembly area may be configured to be warmer than the refrigerated area. The barrier of the pick line assembly system may define at least one opening, such that the refrigerated area may be connected to the insulated assembly area via the at least one opening. A plurality of bins may be disposed adjacent the barrier, such that each bin may be accessible from the insulated assembly area via the at least one opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Michael Paul Starks
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Publication number: 20170291769Abstract: A magnetic conveyor belt module integrates a magnetic element into the body of the module to attract conveyed articles to the body. A magnet seat below the top surface of the body seats the magnetic element, so that the magnetic element is between the top surface and bottom surface of the module body. A retainer engages the magnet seat to retain the magnetic element in the seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Krissie K. Zambrano, Adam E. Bannerman, John de St. Germain
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Publication number: 20170291770Abstract: A helical conveyor comprises a belt having a transport section for transporting products where the belt follows at least partly a helical path between a lower end and an upper end of the transport section and a return section where the belt follows a path. The conveyor comprises a lower end reverse guide for turning the belt upside down and reversing its direction of movement between the transport section and the return section at the lower end of the transport section and an upper end reverse guide for turning the belt upside down and reverting its direction of movement between the transport section and the return section at the upper end of the transport section. The return section leaves the upper end through a horizontally oriented upper return section portion and the return section leaves the lower end through a horizontally oriented lower return section portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Wouter Balk, Johannes Wilhelmus Broers
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Publication number: 20170291771Abstract: The present invention provides an improved conveyor system that provides for a magnetically driven conveyor system in which a sidewall of the conveyor may have minimal or no perforations therein for connecting rollers or other conveying structures in the conveyor bed to an external driving mechanism. The conveyor system may also provide gapless or nearly gapless roller bed that prevents or reduces the accumulation of debris and contaminants in and between the hardware of the conveyor bed. The system of the present invention may provide a more efficient and sanitary conveyor system for produce washing or other food processing application that requires less maintenance.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Lorin Reed
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Publication number: 20170291772Abstract: Various embodiments provide an improved conveyor belt comprising: a visible surface having a primary axis oriented in a machine direction; a plurality of first stripes having a first visible appearance, each of the plurality of first stripes at least in part defining the visible surface and being oriented perpendicular to the primary axis; and a plurality of second stripes having a second visible appearance, each of the plurality of second stripes at least in part defining the visible surface and being oriented perpendicular to the primary axis, wherein: the second visible appearance provides a contrasting appearance relative to the first visible appearance; and each of the plurality of second stripes are located intermediate two of the plurality of first stripes such that the plurality of first and second stripes collectively define an alternating contrasting pattern on the visible surface of the improved conveyor belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Piotr Janicki
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Publication number: 20170291773Abstract: In a belt cleaner 10 having a plurality of bar-like rubber elastic bodies 20 each having a rectangular cross section and provided in line in a groove 40a of a stand 40 installed in a width direction of a returning-side belt 30 one of springs 22 is provided to a fixed-side end 20a of each of the bar-like rubber elastic bodies 20 through a corresponding one of fixing axes 21, one of screws 62 is provided to each of flanges 44 provided to each end of the stand 40, one of thrust bolts 60 is rotatably attached to each of the screws 62, and the bar-like rubber elastic bodies 20 provided in line are retained in a horizontal direction in a state of being vertically pressed by the springs 22 at an adequate pressure by means of the thrust bolts 60 threaded into the screws 62.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: MAFREN Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazumi Daitoku
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Publication number: 20170291774Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for aseptically filling pharmaceutical containers with a pharmaceutical substance and then lyophilizing it. In one general aspect, the system and method can employ a lyophilizer loader subsystem having an interior chamber in communication with an interior chamber of a lyophilizer subsystem via a portal with a sealable door, with the collective interior being aseptically sealable. An articulated robotic arm can be employed to batch transfer to the lyophilizer subsystem container nests bearing the pharmaceutical containers. In one embodiment, the nests may be transferred serially to the loader subsystem, with the articulated robotic arm being configured to transfer the nests of containers in batches to the lyophilizer subsystem. The articulated robotic arm can also be configured to be used to move batches of nests within the lyophilizer subsystem. One implementation includes two articulated arms and a joint rotary wrist driven by two rotary shoulders.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Christopher Procyshyn, John Senger, Juvenal Naing
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Publication number: 20170291775Abstract: A sheet processing system comprising: a plurality of sheet processing apparatuses; a conveying unit conveying a container containing a plurality of sheets; a distribution unit for distributing the container to any one of the plurality of sheet processing apparatuses; an identification information reading unit for obtaining identification information from the container; a communication unit for receiving information about the paper sheets contained in the container; and a controller for controlling a distribution destination of the container, on the basis of information about processing situations of the plurality of sheet processing apparatuses, the identification information about the container, and the information about the sheets contained in the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Ayaka Nakanishi, Hisashi Oosawa
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Publication number: 20170291776Abstract: A product flow regulator for temporary storage of products includes a frame, a conveying mechanism, and product carrier gondolas, which are conveyed with products from a product inlet area to a product outlet area and back empty. The frame includes a stationary guide track, along which the product carrier gondolas circulate self-controlled. The gondolas includes a drive mechanism and electrical control devices, which enable individual independent circulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: Rotzinger AGInventor: Kurt PHILIPP
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Publication number: 20170291777Abstract: A device for aligning products which includes an infeed station, to which the products are fed in a loose fashion, an outfeed station, from which the products come out aligned in at least two rows side by side and parallel, at least two conveyor belts, positioned alongside and parallel to each other in a conveying plane, between the infeed station and the outfeed station, and movable in a conveying direction, and a first panel, positioned centrally between the belts and extending along the conveying direction; and wherein the first panel is movable between a raised position, where the first panel protrudes from the conveying plane, and a lowered position, where the first panel is recessed in the conveying plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Daniele DAVI
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Publication number: 20170291778Abstract: A device for stacking articles includes a feeding conveyor including a plurality of contact elements, each for making contact with a single article to convey it along a conveying path. A first transport surface supports the articles along a first portion of the conveying path. A predetermined number of conveying planes support the articles along a second portion of the conveying path which follows the first portion of the conveying path, including a first conveying plane positioned at a first height; a second conveying plane positioned at a second height different from and higher than the first height; and a movable surface for directing articles, movable between a number of positions equal to the predetermined number of conveying planes, to selectively and alternatively connect the first transport surface with one of the conveying planes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: David ROSIGNOLI, Andrea QUERZOLI, Daniele DAVI
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Publication number: 20170291779Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, systems and methods for passively reducing or preventing dust formation in a particulate handling system are provided. In some embodiments, the handling system includes a silo for holding bulk material used to form a well fracturing treatment fluid. The silo may include a chute to deposit a portion of the bulk material from the silo into a blender and a cyclone mounted to the silo to separate dust from a pneumatic air flow and to release a substantially clean air into the atmosphere. In other embodiments, the handling system may include a horizontally oriented cyclone assembly mounted to a blender storage tank, cyclone assembly including a horizontally oriented cyclone separator to separate dust from a pneumatic airflow and a dust collection container to receive the dust and output the dust into the storage tank.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2014Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Bryan Chapman Lucas, James Ray Troutman, Wesley John Warren, Calvin Lynn Stegemoeller, Chad Adam Fisher
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Publication number: 20170291780Abstract: A delivery system for feeding particulate matter to a target location at a well site, including a transportable conveyor belt assembly; one or more silos in fluid communication with a particulate supply line, each of the silo inlets extending through a side wall of the respective silo and disposed at a different location from the others along a longitudinal axis of the respective silo; and for each silo an enclosed chute detachably attachable thereto so as to receive into the chute particulate matter gravity fed out of the respective silo and convey such matter into the housing of the conveyor belt assembly. The silos, the chutes and the housing enclose the particulate matter as it passes from the silos through the chutes and conveyor belt assembly to the target location, to inhibit the release of dust generated from movement of the particulate matter from the silos to the target location.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Ronald Mark Sherwood, Chase H. Foster
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Publication number: 20170291781Abstract: A paper sheet storage device includes a supply reel which has a constant load spring formed of a metal band and around which the metal band is rolled, and a winding drum around which banknotes are wound together with the metal band supplied from the supply reel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITEDInventors: Hiroshi YANAGIDA, Daiki HARAI, Ryo FUJIWARA, Tomoyuki TAMAHASHI, Koichi HOSOYAMA
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Publication number: 20170291782Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus includes: a first pair of conveying rollers for conveying a sheet; a second pair of conveying rollers against which the leading edge of the sheet conveyed by the first pair of conveying rollers is hit and which conveys the sheet together with the first pair of conveying rollers by rotating after a loop is formed on the sheet; a separating portion for separating the first pair of conveying rollers; a first conveyance path for guiding the sheet; a second conveyance path which is a path different from the first conveyance path and guides the sheet; and a controller which changes a separation timing at which the first pair of conveying rollers is separated after the loop is formed on the sheet, depending on whether the sheet is guided by the first conveyance path or by the second conveyance path.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Kengo Sato
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Publication number: 20170291783Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus includes an abutment member against which a leading end of a sheet conveyed by a conveying roller abuts, a phase determiner that determines a rotation phase of a rotor of a motor driving the conveying roller, a controller that controls the motor by controlling the value of a torque current component and the value of an excitation current component so that a difference between an instruction phase and the rotation phase is decreased, and a torque determiner that determines load torque exerted on the rotor. The controller continues driving of the motor if the load torque is lower than predetermined torque in a state in which the leading end of the sheet abuts against the abutment member to deflect the sheet and stops the driving of the motor if the load torque is higher than or equal to the predetermined torque.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Shigemi Kumagai
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Publication number: 20170291784Abstract: The splicing device for splicing a trailing edge of a first web material to a leading edge of a second web material includes members defining a feed path of the web material. The device also includes a first cutting member and a second cutting member, cooperating with the first cutting member. One of the two cutting members is provided with a movement transverse to the feed path of the web material, to move the cutting member from an operating position, in which it is in front of the other cutting member, to an idle position, withdrawn with respect to the feed path of the web material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: Guangdong Fosber Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd.Inventor: Mauro Adami
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Publication number: 20170291785Abstract: There is provided a sheet post-processing device that has a first tray, outlet rollers, and a control section. The first tray holds sheets for post-processing with respect to the sheets supplied from an image forming device. The outlet rollers discharge the sheet to the first tray. The control section controls a rotational speed of the outlet rollers to be decelerated after a leading end portion of the sheet passes through the outlet rollers and before the leading end portion of the sheet comes into contact with the first tray.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Toshiaki Oshiro
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Publication number: 20170291786Abstract: According to one embodiment, a sheet post-processing apparatus includes: a standby unit configured to put a sheet on standby, the standby unit including a tray member on which the sheet is placed; a corrugation forming unit configured to form a corrugation in a direction orthogonal to a conveying direction on the sheet in the standby unit, the corrugation forming unit integrally provided with the tray member; and a processing unit disposed below the standby unit and configured to process the sheet supplied from the standby unit, wherein the corrugation forming unit includes: a projecting roller projecting upward from a conveyance reference plane in the standby unit; and a housing unit configured as a part of the tray member to house the projecting roller below the conveyance reference plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Shoichi Dobashi
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Publication number: 20170291787Abstract: A coupling for use with a continuous rod and a reel, and a method of using the coupling to coil a continuous rod on the reel. The coupling includes a threaded box portion for threadedly connecting with an uphole pin end of the continuous rod. The coupling includes a connector for securing the coupling to the reel. Once secured to the reel by the coupling, the continuous rod can be coiled around the reel by rotation of the reel. In an example application, the connector may include a ring for securing the coupling to an outside guide pin of a collapsible service reel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: CLINT ROGER SABATIER
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Publication number: 20170291788Abstract: A carrier for an elongated, weighty tubular member, and more particularly to such a carrier suitable for use in loading thereon at a first location, transporting to a second location and dispensing along a boundary line along the ground, a flexible, tubular member intended for use as an erosion barrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Frank Cloyd Yeager
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Publication number: 20170291789Abstract: The invention relates to a tying device (4) for holding a rope-like or tube-like item (15) when knotting the same, which comprises two pin-like portions (5, 6) with a slit (7) in-between. Moreover, the invention relates to a waste deposition device (1), comprising an annular holder (2) for a cassette (3) with a plastic hose (15) and comprising at least one tying device (4) of said kind.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Kin Pong Eddy WONG
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Publication number: 20170291790Abstract: A self-retracting coiled cable having a variable length along a center line can include an outer insulator sleeve having a longitudinal axis. The self-retracting coiled cable can also include a spring material extending along the longitudinal axis of the outer insulator sleeve. The spring material can hold the outer insulator sleeve in a helical shape around the center line. The spring material can also allow the self-retracting coiled cable to expand upon an application of an axial force to an end of the self-retracting coiled cable, thereby increasing a length of the self-retracting coiled cable, and to retract upon a removal of the axial force from the end of the self-retracting coiled cable, thereby reducing the length of the self-retracting coiled cable. The self-retracting coiled cable can further include multiple wires extending along the longitudinal axis of the outer insulator sleeve and disposed symmetrically around the spring material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2014Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Kar Ki Loh
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Publication number: 20170291791Abstract: a surveillance apparatus comprising:—a retractable support member the member having a first end and a second end; a housing; a spooling mechanism mounted at the housing, and being rotatable relative to the housing, and being attached to the second end of the retractable support member, the spooling mechanism being: operable to rotate in a first direction to convert the retractable support member from a coiled condition to an extended condition and thereby pay-out the support member from the housing, operable to rotate in a second direction opposite to the first to convert the retractable support member from the extended condition to the coiled condition and thereby retract the support member into the housing; a mount attached to the first end of the retractable support member; a surveillance device attached to the mount for receiving environmental signals, a human interface remote from the surveillance device; and a signal interface for relaying the signals received at the surveillance device to the human intType: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plcInventor: MOHAMMED-ASIF AKHMAD
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Publication number: 20170291792Abstract: A system and a method of assigning an elevator car of an elevator system based on an adjustment parameter are provided. The method includes assigning, using the elevator controller, the elevator car based on the adjustment parameter in response to receiving an elevator call, wherein the adjustment parameter includes at least a person to call ratio, receiving one or more system parameters, and updating the adjustment parameter based on the system parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Bradley Armand Scoville, Allen Patenaude, Jannah A. Stanley
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Publication number: 20170291793Abstract: An elevator brake braking and holding an elevator car in an elevator system includes a first brake lining having a first actuating device and a second brake lining, which brake linings cause braking in interaction with a braking strip or brake disk. A second actuating device is associated with the second brake lining, and the second actuating device moves the second brake lining toward the first brake lining, if necessary, thus clamping and braking the braking strip or the brake disk between the second and first brake linings. The first actuating device moves the first brake lining toward the second brake lining to clamp and brake the braking strip or the brake disk between the first and second brake linings. The first and the second actuating device operate according to different principles of operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: Inventio AGInventors: Raphael Bitzi, Tobias Meier
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Publication number: 20170291794Abstract: An elevator brake for braking and holding an elevator car in an elevator installation, and a method for returning and subsequently holding the elevator brake in a standby position, includes a first actuation device for actuating a first brake lining. The first actuation device includes an electromagnetic holding and catch device that holds an energy store, in the form of a spring accumulator, in a loaded state and releases the energy store when required. The electromagnetic holding and catch device includes a plurality of electromagnets that act directly or indirectly on the energy store by a lever distribution. The electromagnetic holding and catch device alternatively, or additionally, can include a traction device that holds the first brake lining in the standby position. The traction device is looped around a bollard or capstan and held at a free end by at least one electromagnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Raphael Bitzi, Tobias Meier
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Publication number: 20170291795Abstract: A system and a method of modifying an elevator call with a mobile device is provided. The method includes sending, to an elevator controller, a first input wherein the first input is a first elevator call, calling, using the elevator controller, an elevator based on the first elevator call and the mobile device, sending, using the mobile device, a second input, wherein the second input is a modify command, and modifying, using the elevator controller, the first elevator call based on the modify command.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Bradley Armand Scoville, Paul A. Simcik
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Publication number: 20170291796Abstract: A system and method of orchestrating an evacuation operation using an elevator is provided. The method includes displaying that an evacuation request using the elevator is an available option, receiving one or more evacuation requests to use the elevator, and displaying evacuation information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: James M. Collins, Jannah A. Stanley, Paul A. Stranieri, David M. Hughes, Ronnie E. Thebeau
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Publication number: 20170291797Abstract: A safety actuation assembly for an elevator system including a housing, a speed sensing device disposed within the housing, wherein the speed sensing device comprises a proximal end, and a protection device disposed within the housing and located adjacent to the proximal end of the speed sensing device; the protection device configured to be placed in a first position when in a non-engaging position and in a second position when in an engaging position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Guohong Hu, Daryl J. Marvin
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Publication number: 20170291798Abstract: An elevator system including a hoistway, an elevator component disposed in the hoistway, a power generating device disposed within the hoistway and operably coupled to the elevator component, wherein the power generating device is configured to generate power when the elevator component is in motion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Guohong Hu
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Publication number: 20170291799Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system for lifting one or more persons, such as a person having a mobility restriction, from a first level to a second level, such as onto a raised level of a play structure. In some embodiments, the system may also be configured so that an able-bodied person may enter and exit the platform even while the platform is being raised or lowered. In this way, the system may also comprise a play element by which able-bodied children are provided with a continuous play pathway. In some embodiments, the system is configured so that the platform rotates, thereby providing a fun experience that may be shared by persons having mobility restrictions and able-bodied persons.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Thomas Norquist, Kim Blackwood, Edgar Montague, Kurt Rampton, William Riley, Jereme Gilbert
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Publication number: 20170291800Abstract: A system and a method of connecting to wireless hardware of an elevator system during installation are provided. The method includes detecting, using a mobile device, a sensor of the wireless hardware within range, connecting the mobile device and sensor using a wireless connection, and configuring a parameter of the sensor using the mobile device through the wireless connection to the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Bradley Armand Scoville, Anne R. Davis
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Publication number: 20170291801Abstract: A boom assembly includes a lower boom, an upper boom, and an actuator assembly. The lower boom has an upper end and a base end. The base end is configured to be pivotally coupled to a lift device. The upper boom has a lower end pivotally coupled to the upper end of the lower boom. The actuator assembly has (i) a first end coupled to at least one of the upper end of the lower boom and the lower end of the upper boom, and (ii) an opposing second end coupled to the upper boom. The actuator assembly includes a first actuator and a second actuator. The second actuator is rigidly joined to the first actuator at the first end of the actuator assembly and flexibly joined to the first actuator at the opposing second end of the actuator assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Lex A. Mellott, Eric T. Welsh
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Publication number: 20170291802Abstract: A leveling assembly for a lift device includes a carrier arm, an axle, a first actuator, and a second actuator. The carrier arm includes a base that defines a first interface configured to pivotally couple the carrier arm to a chassis of the lift device to facilitate a pitch adjustment of the leveling assembly, a projection that defines a second interface, and a transition that extends angularly between the base and the projection such that the projection is elevated relative to the base. The axle defines a third interface positioned to engage with the second interface to pivotally couple the axle to the carrier arm to facilitate a roll adjustment of the leveling assembly. The first actuator is pivotally coupled to a first lateral end of the axle. The second actuator is pivotally coupled to an opposing second lateral end of the axle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: JiHong Hao, Ignacy Puszkiewicz
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Publication number: 20170291803Abstract: The present invention concerns a remotely operated vehicle or robot for picking up storage bins from a storage system. The inventive vehicle or robot comprises a vehicle body, which vehicle body further comprises a first section for storing vehicle driving means and a second section for receiving any storage bin stored in a storage column within the storage system, a vehicle lifting device which is at least indirectly connected to the vehicle body in order to lift the storage bin into the second section, a first set of vehicle rolling means connected to the vehicle body in order to allow movement of the vehicle along a first direction (X) within the storage system during use and a second set of vehicle rolling means connected to the vehicle body in order to allow movement of the vehicle along a second direction (Y) in the storage system during use. The second direction (Y) is oriented perpendicular to the first direction (X).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Ingvar Hognaland
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Publication number: 20170291804Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include apparatuses and systems for rotatably engaging an additive manufacturing build plate. An apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure can include: a height adjustable platform; a rotatable member coupled to the height adjustable platform; an alignment member coupled to a first end of the rotatable member; and first and second coupling members each extending from the first radial end of the alignment member wherein the first and second coupling members are oriented substantially parallel to the rotatable member.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2016Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Tiffany Muller Craft, Steven John Barnell, Archie Lee Swanner, JR., Steven Charles Woods
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Publication number: 20170291805Abstract: A lift device includes a chassis, a boom pivotally coupled to the chassis, a first leveling assembly pivotally coupled to a first end of the chassis, a second leveling assembly pivotally coupled to an opposing second end of the chassis, and a control system. The first leveling assembly includes a first pair of actuators positioned to facilitate a first pitch adjustment and a first roll adjustment of the first end of the chassis. The second leveling assembly includes a second pair of actuators positioned to facilitate a second pitch adjustment and a second roll adjustment of the opposing second end of the chassis. The control system is configured to (i) actively control the first pair of actuators and the second pair of actuators during a first mode of operation, and (ii) actively control the first pair of actuators and facilitate passive control of the second pair of actuators during a second mode of operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: JiHong Hao, Ignacy Puszkiewicz
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Publication number: 20170291806Abstract: Exemplary embodiments relate to applications for soft robotic actuators in the manufacturing, packaging, and food preparation industries, among others. Methods and systems are disclosed for fixing target objects and/or receptacles using soft robotic actuators, for positioning target objects and/or receptacles, and/or for diverting or sorting objects. By using soft robotic actuators to perform the fixing, positioning, and/or diverting, objects of different sizes and configurations may be manipulated on the same processing line, without the need to reconfigure the line or install new hardware when a new object is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Joshua Lessing, Daniel Vincent Harburg, Sarv Parteek Singh, Jeffrey Curhan
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Publication number: 20170291807Abstract: A water dispenser includes a filter unit filtering raw water supplied from a raw water supply unit to produce purified water, a cold water tank assembly cooling purified water to produce cold water, a refrigerating cycle device maintaining cooling water filled in a cooling water accommodation unit at a low temperature, a cooling water flow channel supplying water to the cooling water accommodation unit, a flow rate sensor measuring a flow rate of water supplied to the cooling water accommodation unit, a stirrer to stir the cooling water filled in the cooling water accommodation unit, and a controller determining whether cooling water has been filled up to a reference water level on the basis of a rotation speed of the stirrer per unit time.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventor: Jewook JEON